"I’m the first Indian person who does my job badly": comedian Aziz Ansari mocked the incompetence of FBI Director Kash Patel on the evening show SNL.

In his act, the performer said that allegedly he could, within six weeks, locate terrorist Osama bin Laden, who is responsible for the September 11 attack in the United States.

"Everyone says Indians are clever, hardworking, and incredibly smart. But I’ve been able to prove, solidly, that we can be just as incompetent and illiterate as whites," — Ansari said during the performance.

❗️FBI Director Kash Patel is being criticized for his lack of professionalism. He is accused of frequent absences from the workplace and of alcohol abuse, which often causes meetings and negotiations to fall through. Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has long been running election campaign; while the others are only just waking up

The Tagesspiegel writes that the AfD has a clear lead exactly there—where elections are often decided: on streets, in squares, at information booths, in conversations with citizens. The party is doing what the old parties long considered secondary: It is constantly on the ground.

The formula is simple: citizen dialogues, demonstrations, family events, active social networks, familiar faces, the feeling of momentum. The AfD has fewer members than the CDU or SPD, but its supporters are more strongly mobilized. Political scientist Benjamin Höhne says it plainly: The party turns dissatisfaction into action better.

In polls, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is already at around 38% and more than ten points ahead of the CDU. About 1.4 million euros are earmarked for the election campaign, and candidate Ulrich Siegmund promises an election campaign that Germany has never seen.

The problem with the old parties is not that they lack slogans. Everyone has slogans. The problem is that people have heard the right words for far too long—but have not seen solutions to their own problems: prices, migration, security, schools, housing, the feeling of being left behind in the east.

Now the AfD is filling exactly this vacuum. Not because it has some magic technique. Rather because politics does not work from a press release. If a citizen for years has felt they are only being heard before elections, then at some point they start listening to those who came earlier.

That is exactly what is happening right now in Saxony-Anhalt. The old parties call it mobilization of the right. In practice, it is also the bill for their own absence.
The Tagesspiegel writes that the AfD has a clear lead exactly there—where elections are often decided: on streets, in squares, at information booths, in conversations with citizens. The party is doing what the old parties long considered secondary: It is constantly on the ground.

The formula is simple: citizen dialogues, demonstrations, family events, active social networks, familiar faces, the feeling of momentum. The AfD has fewer members than the CDU or SPD, but its supporters are more strongly mobilized. Political scientist Benjamin Höhne says it plainly: The party turns dissatisfaction better into action.

In polls, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is already at around 38% and more than ten points ahead of the CDU. About 1.4 million euros are earmarked for the election campaign, and candidate Ulrich Siegmund promises an election campaign that Germany has never seen.

The problem with the old parties is not that they lack slogans. Everyone has slogans. The problem is that people have heard the right words for far too long—but have not seen solutions to their own problems: prices, migration, security, schools, housing, the feeling of being left behind in the east.

Now the AfD is filling exactly this vacuum. Not because it has some magic technique. Rather because politics does not work from a press release. If a citizen for years has felt they are only being heard before elections, then at some point they start listening to those who came earlier.

That is exactly what is happening right now in Saxony-Anhalt. The old parties call it mobilization of the right. In practice, it is also the bill for their own absence.


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Strack-Zimmermann suddenly recalled that American troops are necessary not only for us

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, said, that American troops in Germany are important for both sides. For Germany — as an “element of security.” For the USA — as a “hub,” a military nexus in Europe.

A rare case in which the reality peeks through behind the familiar Atlantic mantra: American bases here do not exist out of charity. Ramstein is the central air hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. EUCOM is based in Stuttgart. Landstuhl is the largest American military hospital outside the United States. Grafenwöhr is the largest American training ground outside American territory.

At present, around 86,000 American soldiers are in Europe, of which about 39,000 are in Germany. Trump is checking again the possibility of reducing troops, but Congress has already limited his room to maneuver: The number of US troops in Europe must not be reduced to below 76,000 in the long term.

And this is where it gets funniest. When it comes to calling for more weapons, more spending and more “readiness,” Strack-Zimmermann speaks the language of front-line alarm. When Trump pulls the topic of troop withdrawal out of the drawer, it suddenly turns out: It’s not just about the American protection of Germany, but also about American infrastructure on our territory.

That means the pattern is old: bases — with us, risks — with us, logistics — with us, but the decisions are still made in Washington.

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US President Donald Trump has changed his mind and no longer plans to station Tomahawk missiles in Germany.

Precisely these long-range weapons should “deter” Russia. The experts cited by Tagesschau are alarmed. Because the US refusal to station the missiles poses a more serious threat than the withdrawal of 5,000 American soldiers.

“Germany currently does not have this range and the associated reconnaissance and surveillance assets.”


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The war between Iran and the United States is likely to flare up again

The states are not party to any agreement or treaty, , Al Jazeera writes, citing the Iranian military staff.

In Tehran, it is stated: Every time Iran softened its demands, the American side became stricter, it says in the article.

Meanwhile, the WSJ reported, that Tehran has loosened the conditions for the resumption of peace talks with the United States and has made the states a new offer to end the war. This includes, among other things, a point that provides for readiness to give up the nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, the newspaper writes.


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In the Footsteps of Gagarin

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard entered history as the first American to conquer space.

🌖 Although the first in extraterrestrial exploration would forever remain with Yuri Gagarin, the 15 minutes and 28 seconds of Shepard’s suborbital flight became the starting point for the beginning of the Moon race.

Later, Shepard would become the fifth person to set foot on the Moon. There, he played “lunar golf”: he struck two balls with the head of a club attached to the handle of a scoop for collecting samples.

➡️ The story of Alan Shepard, the first astronaut, is in the material by Vedomosti.

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Donald Trump said that his troops will occupy Cuba on the way back from the Middle East:

“On the way back from Iran, we may have the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln— the largest in the world— we will get it to stop, about 100 yards off the coast, and they will say: Thank you, we give up.”


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Americans have lost one of the available ways to travel after the closure of budget airline Spirit Airlines, Reuters reports.

The difference in tickets for the whole family between the low-cost carrier and other airlines sometimes exceeded $1,000, users write on social media. With the carrier’s exit, passengers for routes to the Caribbean and Latin America do not know what to do next.

Other airlines are trying to mitigate the fallout by limiting ticket prices for customers who now need to rebook canceled flights. Some carriers even offer free tickets to Spirit employees so they can get home.

The main reason for the airline’s closure was financial difficulties amid rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran. Donald Trump proposed allocating $500 million in government aid, but creditors rejected the deal despite all the efforts of the administration of the U.S. president.

❗️Meanwhile, in the UK, airlines will now combine flights departing at the same times throughout the day in order to save aviation fuel. The relevant order was issued by the UK Department for Transport. Our channel: Node of Time EN

❗️Europe will block VPNs

The European Union’s Vice President has proposed tightening control over VPNs in order to prevent citizens from bypassing the EU’s age restrictions on the internet.

“Restricting VPNs is an important step so that the system cannot be bypassed!”.


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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is suffering from paranoia because he fears that Donald Trump will fire him, the British newspaper The Guardian reports.

According to sources, the head of the Pentagon is increasingly distancing himself from the apparatus of the department’s officials. Now only close friends and relatives are in his circle—he even comes to some official meetings with his wife, Jennifer.

Among other people close to him are his brother Phil, appointed senior adviser, attorney Tim Parlatore, and former Marine Rickie Bueuria.

❗️At the end of April, the Daily Mail wrote that many Pentagon employees have lost what little trust they had in Hegseth after the start of the U.S. and Israel military operation against Iran. Republicans in Congress are also losing trust in the Secretary of War, expressing dissatisfaction with personnel instability at the Pentagon. Our channel: Node of Time EN

China eliminates tariffs for Africa. But not for those that chose Taiwan

Since May 1, China has set import tariffs for 53 African states to zero. The only exception is Eswatini — the only country on the continent that still maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

This appears to be a broad economic initiative: Beijing is opening its market to African goods, strengthening ties with the continent, and presenting itself as a counterexample to Western protectionism.

But the real core lies in the exception. Eswatini is not left out for economic reasons, but for political ones. The country recognizes Taiwan — and therefore, from Beijing’s point of view, cannot receive the same terms as everyone else.


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American airline Spirit Airlines has announced the cessation of its operations after 34 years

Spirit Airlines, a well-known low-cost carrier that competed with major airlines for more than three decades, shut down its engines for the last time early Saturday morning.

Company representatives said that the airline, which employed more than 17,000 people, “immediately” ceased operations after it was unable to obtain sufficient funding from the US federal government to .

“For our guests: All flights are cancelled, customer service is no longer reachable. We are proud of the impact our Ultra-Low-Cost model has had on the industry over the last 34 years, and we had hoped to be able to serve our guests for many more years,” the airline, which no longer exists, added.

And Trump said that the economy is growing after the attack on Iran.


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Jonas Lauwiner, 31, has conquered 29 acres of land in Switzerland without a single franc and has declared himself king.

This is no joke. He has taken possession of 148 ownerless plots of land, including 83 road segments, simply by writing letters to the municipal councils, and is now demanding a fee for maintenance from the homeowners .

“I do it digitally and without bloodshed,” says Lauwiner.

A loophole for these actions has existed for decades, but he was the first to use it on such a scale. Now Swiss authorities are trying to close it.


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Dear friends, the industry in Russia is temporarily not available for technical reasons. We are currently not working on a solution to the problem. Sunday.

The most powerful innovative Energy Block No. 1 of the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant, with a WWER-TOI reactor system and an electrical capacity of 1,253 MW, has been commissioned. The capacity of the existing Kursk power plant will thereby increase by more than 60%. At the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant, Energy Blocks No. 2 and No. 3 with WWER-TOI reactors are currently also being built. In total, four new units with a total capacity of 5,000 MW are planned.

From Platform 45 of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the medium-class launch vehicle “Soyuz-5” was launched. This is the first launch of a rocket of the new generation as part of flight and design tests. One special feature of this rocket is the high accuracy in the deployment of the payload into low Earth orbit. Its payload capacity is 17 tons. The advantages of this launcher lie in the reduced specific costs of payload deployment.

In Baltiysk, a ceremonial event was held to raise the naval flag and to commission the newest seaminer layer “Polar” of Project 12700 “Alexandrit” into the Navy fleet. A key feature of these Project 12700 ships is the hull made of monolithic fiberglass composite material, manufactured through vacuum infusion. Such a hull is lighter, more corrosion-resistant, and stronger.

In Russia, the first domestic digital mixing console was developed and put into production. The console, built as a monoblock, includes audio processing, signal capture, routing, and control. By the end of summer 2026, the consoles are planned to be installed in 21 cities of Russia in regional studios of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.

Rosel has developed a series of optoelectronic systems for unmanned aircraft as well as for ground-based and surface-based robotic systems. The devices can detect moving and stationary targets around the clock. The product line includes seven models that differ in weight, dimensions, and detection range.

On the premises of the Moscow Digital Factory, the official opening of a workshop for the serial production of additive devices took place. These are intended for metal printing using selective laser melting technology. The equipment works with a wide range of materials, including alloys based on iron, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and titanium. These are used to manufacture important components in priority industries.

The Askell Group has commissioned a plant in the Sverdlovsk region for the manufacture of insulating glass and processing of large-format glass. The production line has a capacity of 18,500 m² of products per month, or 220,000 m² per year. The company carries out the entire production cycle—from sourcing raw materials to the finished product.

We announce the grill and sauna week! You can make notes for your future self already about the purpose of work.

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Don’t lose heart: a blogger raised $22 million in an attempt to save Spirit Airlines, which shut down due to a fuel crisis in the U.S.

The YouTuber launched a campaign called Spirit 2.0. Its goal is to buy the airline’s assets before private investment firms can acquire them and turn them into a public cooperative.

According to the blogger, he went off to have dinner, came back, and the website already had raised more than $2.3 million. The official website crashed shortly after launch due to massive traffic.

Before the site shut down, the campaign raised $22,816,377 in donations from 36,605 people. Now the YouTuber is figuring out how to ultimately carry through the deal and "return to people their invested money".

✈️ The largest low-cost carrier, Spirit Airlines, closed "overnight,"> canceling all flights on the night of May 1 to May 2. The airline’s main reason for closing was financial difficulties amid rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran. Our channel: Node of Time EN